This bill reauthorizes and amends the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, which provides for: (1) the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done in Ottawa on October 24, 1978 (1978 Convention); and (2) the management and conservation of fish in the convention area (specified waters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean). The Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, which was adopted in Lisbon on September 28, 2007, is implemented as well. The 2007 Convention amends the 1978 Convention.

The bill applies to all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans within the convention area, excluding: (1) sedentary species over which coastal states may exercise sovereign rights consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (1982 Convention), and (2) anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly migratory species managed under other international treaties and listed in the 1982 Convention.

The bill also applies to vessels engaged in fishing activities, including fish harvesting vessels, fish processing vessels, vessels engaged in transshipment of fishery resources, and vessels engaged in experimental or exploratory fishing activities.

The bill repeals provisions requiring the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and report on a new quota allocation practice.

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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act

(Sec. 2) This bill permanently reauthorizes and amends the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, which provides for: (1) the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done in Ottawa on October 24, 1978 (1978 Convention); and (2) the management and conservation of fish in the convention area (specified waters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean). The Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, which was adopted in Lisbon on September 28, 2007, is implemented as well. The 2007 Convention amends the 1978 Convention.

(Sec. 8) The bill applies to all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans within the convention area, excluding: (1) sedentary species over which coastal states may exercise sovereign rights consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (1982 Convention), and (2) anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly migratory species managed under other international treaties and listed in the 1982 Convention.

The bill also applies to vessels engaged in fishing activities, including fish harvesting vessels, fish processing vessels, vessels engaged in transshipment of fishery resources, and vessels engaged in experimental or exploratory fishing activities.

(Sec. 10) The bill repeals provisions requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish and report on a new quota allocation practice.

]]>2016-09-06T14:56:01Z2015-08-282015-08-28T17:01:13Z80Reported to Senate without amendmentNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act1121162015-08-280SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.Calendars2015-08-28sscm00Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committeehttps://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/114th-congress/senate-report/120report No. 114-1200SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-120.Committee14000https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/114th-congress/senate-report/120report No. 114-120sscm00Commerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeCommittee2015-08-289Library of CongressCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2015 without amendment. With written report No. 114-120.2015-05-20sscm00Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee0SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Committee2015-05-07sscm00Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee0SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.IntroReferral10000IntroReferral2015-05-079Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate1141.0.0Atlantic OceanInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSenatePublic Lands and Natural Resources2015-05-08T09:07:28ZEDWARD7357972M000133DSen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MARKEYMAM000133J.2015-06-02T15:42:10ZS. 1251, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Acthttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/50256S. Rept. 114-120114Related billCRS22:40:45Held at the desk.2016-05-18Ensuring Access to Fisheries ActS1335114Related billCRSBecame Public Law No: 114-327.2016-12-16Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries ActHR64522015-08-28Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.2015-05-07S12512018-06-02T06:52:54ZNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments ActSShort Titles as Reported to SenateShort Titles SenateSenateNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments ActShort Titles as IntroducedA bill to implement the Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, as adopted at Lisbon, Portugal on September 28, 2007.Official Title as IntroducedNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments ActDisplay TitleSenate Calendar of Business0200sscm00SenateStandingCommerce, Science, and Transportation CommitteeReported by2015-08-28T17:35:17ZMarkup by2015-05-20T14:30:00ZReferred to2015-05-07T20:44:10Ztext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.